Day seven.
"Uh, you're up early today."
When Li Ran got up that morning, he found Su Bingyao already cleaning.
She was doing quite a thorough job, covering things all over the place with white cloths.
"Honey, what are you doing?"
"Spring cleaning. I'm planning to hire someone to give the house a thorough cleaning today, so I can't make breakfast. Grab something on your way to work and make do," Su Bingyao said.
Li Ran had two things to take care of today: Zhao Yingzhi's team mission and posing as a back-alley cardsharp that afternoon to help the police with a case. He was in a real hurry.
He glanced around the living room, puzzled. "I'll go downstairs and pick up breakfast for you and our son."
"No need, honey. You go take care of your business. I ordered delivery," Su Bingyao said hurriedly.
"All right. Call me if anything comes up," Li Ran said.
As soon as he left the apartment, his expression darkened. "If this keeps up, I'll owe my wife more and more. And of all times, it has to happen at midnight!"
Li Ran could tell at a glance that Su Bingyao was lying.
His Golden Finger explained why.
The little brat came out to cause trouble at midnight. To protect him, Su Bingyao and Li Ziyang had stayed up all night. They'd even had to clean in the middle of the night so Li Ran wouldn't notice anything was wrong.
When Teacher Zhang had brought the little brat over, Li Ran had already sensed something was off. Later, he searched the house, but the little brat had vanished mysteriously.
Li Ziyang was baffled too. He'd clearly put it on the bookshelf in the study, but both the jar it was in and the little